Learning Exercise
Characteristics of Bureaucratic Organizations
This simple assignment can be used for helping students to understand the dynamics and workings of bureaucratic organizations.
Course: Sociology, Management, Organization Design
- Material:
- Verstehen: Max Weber Website
- Date last modified:
- October 9, 2000
- Created by:
- Ron Purser
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Exercise
Go to the Max Weber website and read the link on Bureaucracy. Write a 1-2 page
paper on an organization that you are familiar with which meets Weber
description of a bureucratic organization. Provide concrete illustrations and
examples for each of Weber's key characteristics of burearucracy.
In addition, please address these two questions:
What are the positive features of bureaucracy?
What aspects of bureaucratic organizations are problematic? Why?
paper on an organization that you are familiar with which meets Weber
description of a bureucratic organization. Provide concrete illustrations and
examples for each of Weber's key characteristics of burearucracy.
In addition, please address these two questions:
What are the positive features of bureaucracy?
What aspects of bureaucratic organizations are problematic? Why?
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2. To describe and identify the key components of bureaucractic organizations